as in saturated
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containing water or similar to water
an aqueous solution
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Recent Examples of aqueous
What to Know Fort Worth officials allege that the use of aqueous film-forming foam, which contained PFAS, contaminated Fort Worth's drinking water sources.
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Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
On the other side lay an aqueous solution that was rich with L-serine, an amino acid that is critical for protein synthesis and cell proliferation.
—Gayoung Lee, Scientific American, 5 Feb. 2025
Human subjects whose mouths were attached to gustatory apparatuses that suctioned out oral cavity fluids and delivered aqueous solutions of Korean hot sauce and Hershey’s hot-chocolate powder exhibited the activation of overlapping as well as distinct brain regions in response to pleasure and pain.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 2 Sep. 2024
Veiled by this aqueous spillage — textured by the rough grain of the silk-screening process — the meteorites in the paintings seem not entirely solid.
—Zoë Hopkins, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
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Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
On the other side lay an aqueous solution that was rich with L-serine, an amino acid that is critical for protein synthesis and cell proliferation.
—Gayoung Lee, Scientific American, 5 Feb. 2025
Human subjects whose mouths were attached to gustatory apparatuses that suctioned out oral cavity fluids and delivered aqueous solutions of Korean hot sauce and Hershey’s hot-chocolate powder exhibited the activation of overlapping as well as distinct brain regions in response to pleasure and pain.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 2 Sep. 2024
Veiled by this aqueous spillage — textured by the rough grain of the silk-screening process — the meteorites in the paintings seem not entirely solid.
—Zoë Hopkins, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aqueous
Adjective
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There’s something so saturated and bright about it.—
Lauren Coates,
Variety,
24 May 2025
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Gray, beige, white and black have become the dominant language of marketing and design, replacing the warm-toned and saturated reds, greens, and blues of decades past.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
Adjective
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When driving on wet roads, don’t try to overcorrect when steering, officials warned, KTRK reported.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 May 2025
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Remember that a tent offers no protection against lightning. Do not approach water bodies, wet objects, or metal items.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
25 May 2025
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“Aqueous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aqueous. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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